Weymouth down through it’s past history has quite a link with the military. In the late 1700’s The famous Red Barracks that sits up on the Nothe, its Georgian built accommodation blocks towering above the quayside cottages below, were built, first to house the cavalry troops, but then later converted to house infantry troops. The Nothe…
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1871; Digging Through Weymouth History; The Old Rectory, Magic, Musicals and Movies.
If you do a little digging you can uncover some fantastic history about your local buildings. Such was the case with one of Weymouth’s top attractions (well…as I knew it in my time anyway). This building has endured a somewhat chequered history. On the 22nd October 1886 a grand scheme was set before the council…